College plans closer ties with state through publicity work
Mississippi State era news reports Senate member AL Anderson proposes a publicity department at Agriculture and Mechanics College to write concise articles and distribute them to papers for free. President Hightower seeks legislature approval to add a college printing plant to train students and reduce costs with existing power plant support.
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Genato Hay Ping
Tei'ng
Preatent Hightower
Starkville
Agriculturel and
My Nation College
AL Anderson
Legislative
Seater Anderson
Menator Anderson
Anderson
Hightower
Meeting Postponed by Railroad Commission for Jackson
The railroad commission announced no meeting in mid September. The next session is postponed to the first Tuesday in October to allow Secretary Galceran and staff to prepare and distribute tax assessment rolls to counties served by the commission’s corporations.
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Railroad Commission
Jackson
Galceran
Commission Supervices
Mississippi Tick Eradication Move Faces Opposition
Despite open opposition in several counties and acts like blowing up dipping vats, Mississippi lags in the cattle tick eradication push. The drive to make the state free of ticks contrasts with swifter southern progress and shows stubborn resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mississippi
Boards of Supervisors
Boy Burns to Death in Store Fire Accident
Roderick Melunes a Hawkins Hardware employee died at a local hospital Sunday from burns suffered Saturday night when a can of wood alcohol used to light a generator for a gasoline lighting system exploded in the store.
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Burns
Hattiesburg
Roderick Melunes
Hawkins Hardware Company
West Point Meets on Good Roads Association Plans
The executive committee of the West Point northern division of the Missis Good Roads Association will meet in the city this Wednesday to discuss local road improvements and infrastructure projects.
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West Point
Missis Good Roads Association
Optimistic Crop Outlook Report From Yazoo Delta
Travelers from the Yazoo delta bring glowing accounts of crop conditions and report planters and merchants optimistic about the business outlook for the season in Delta Jackson.
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Delta
Jackson
Great
Yazoo Delta
Storm Sweeps Flora Causing Damage to Churches and Homes
A storm with lightning and strong winds battered Flora causing extensive damage to churches and dwellings. The event details include effects on tanks and surrounding structures as residents assess losses and seek repairs.
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Flora
Ten years for mistreating son in Holly Springs case
L B Mathews was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary after a two hour jury verdict of guilty on a child abuse murder charge in Holly Springs. The defense blamed mental illness and an older generation's illness for the injuries while an eyewitness testified against him. The judge denied a new trial and pronounced the maximum sentence.
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Holly Springs
L. B. Mathews
State Penitentiary
Clyde
Mahon
W. C. Elliott
Mathews
Cowger
Mabon
LeRoy Kennedy
New Albany
Lester Fant
Rush Knox
Baird
Deterioration Hits Cotton Belt Amid Weevil Infestations
The report notes heavy crop deterioration across the belt due to heat drought and boll weevil damage, especially in Georgia and the Carolinas, with prospects turning from best in years to poor. Open bolls, early shedding, and high ginning figures contrast with Mississippi Louisiana Alabama districts where second weevil hatching devastates fields. Labor is abundant and picking accelerates. growers west of the river seek sun and open weather to speed gathering.
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Georgia
Carolinas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Restraining Order Issued in Rail Tax Dispute
The Mississippi Railroad Commission is temporarily restrained from enforcing ad valorem taxes on Illinois Central and Yaro and Mississippi Valley railway properties. The injunction, sought by the railroads, targets assessments and would block county clerks from certifying the new figures until the September term, unless taxes are paid on last year’s basis. The case names F M Sheppard George K Edwards W B Wilson and James Galerian as defendants.
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James Galerian
Boards of Supervisors
Mass Meeting Demands War Moves Against China
Fifteen thousand Japanese gathered in Hibiya Paris for a mass meeting urging military action against China. They marched to the foreign office seeking dispatch of troops to China to avenge the killings in Nanking and called for the resignation of Foreign Minister Baron Notuski Marimo.
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Tokyo
Morti
Sanday
Japan
Hibiya
Paris
China
Foreign Office
Nanking
Notuski Marino
Lumber Business Grows in Laurel Area
Laurel reports a strong lumber trade despite a softer market. Mills pump a large timber supply with heavy export via New Orleans and Mobile. Local demand remains healthy due to new homes and winter work, with rail car shortages resolved by railroad officials.
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Laurel
New Orleans
Mobile
Way Be Jewel Thieves Arrests In Cleveland
Cleveland police arrest a well dressed man and a woman on suspicion of jewel thefts linked to Atlantic City Bar Harbor and Narragansett Pier. Authorities believe the pair connected to incidents totaling nearly £100,000. The woman claims Los Angeles as her origin.
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Cleveland
Atlantic City
Bar Harbor
Narragansett Pier
Abe Fs
Los Angeles
Weather Forecast Promises Heat Across Regions
The weather bureau forecasts cooler conditions this week for the central United States but no relief for the East and South. Further, the Northwest is expected to experience even higher temperatures.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Growth in Tylertown Adds Notable Homes
Tylertown shows steady population and business growth with G. W. Vaught building two new residences west of his home, F. and G. railroad agent Mr Rand erecting a fine house on Beulah Avenue, and Hon. John T. Hood finishing a fine eastern town residence.
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Tylertown
G. W. Vaught
Mr. Rand
Beulah Avenue
John T. Hood
James Marshall Dies at 75 Father of Cash Wheat Buying
James Marshall longtime Minneapolis figure and former Chamber of Commerce president died at his Lake Minnetonka home. He was 75 and widely known as the father of cash wheat buying.
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Minneapolis, Minn
James Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Minnetonka
Kingston Sees Earthquake Then Severe Storm on Island
An earth shock was felt in Kingston on the island of St Vincent followed by a severe thunderstorm with heavy rainfall, disrupting activity on the island.
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Kingston
Island of St. Vincent
B. W
Mississippi lumber outlook shows modest gains and rising demand
Reports from Mississippi manufacturers offices indicate a barely noticeable improvement with Hist stationary. Dimension lumber now in considerable demand and many orders for half ceiling and half flooring. Light building materials also picking up as lumber yards stock for a likely brisk building year after the cotton harvest.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Brookhaven Court Opens Civil Trials and Brooksville School Opens
The September term of Lincoln county circuit court convened with Judge D M Miller presiding for civil and criminal matters and a civil docket listing 42 trials. In Brooksville the high school will open Monday September 8 as faculty and board anticipate a prosperous session.
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Brookhaven
Circuit Court
Lincoln County
D. M. Miller
Hazlehurst
Brooksville
Jerome Loses Fight For Early Thaw Deportation
William Travers Jerome admitted defeat in his bid to secure the early deportation of Harry K. Thaw from Canada. The admission confirms Thaw will remain until the legal process or diplomatic actions resolve his case.
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Jerome
Coatiook
William Travers Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
Canada
Japanese fleet reinforcement seen in Chinese waters
London reporting from Tokyo notes the Japanese government plans cautious action while a large fleet reinforcement is considered certain and occupation of a strategic point is not improbable.
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London
Tokyo
Daily Telegraph
Labor Leader Archibald Dies at 60 in New York
John P. Archibald, a widely known labor leader, died in New York at age 60. The obituary notes his prominent role in labor circles and his long career advocating workers' rights.
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New York
John P. Archibald
Completion of Panama Canal Dug by Shovel
The dry excavation of the canal is finished as the steam shovel removes the last rock in the Culebra cut. Further canal widening will be achieved by dredging.
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Panama
Culebra
Rain Brings Relief Across Northeast Texas
Rains in Texas spread through Northeast Texas easing heat waves that had broken multiple daily records. The showers offer relief after a string of hot days, with residents noting cooler temperatures and local authorities monitoring conditions.
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Callas
Texas
Americans Slay Mexican Federal Officer in Liquor Laden Incident
A Mexican federal officer was killed when an American attacked the federal position and shouted threats of killing gringos amid a liquor fueled confrontation. Local authorities reported the incident and preliminarily identified the assailant as an American citizen.
Turbulent Border Clash and Hot Springs Fire Report
Reports describe a border town incident with Mexican forces attempting to cross into Juarez area. US officers fend them off near the Stanton Street crossing. Simultaneously a massive fire in Hot Springs causes extensive property loss, displacing thousands and prompting federal aid and National Guard readiness. Major figures include Lt. F Acosta, Inspectors T F Jonah and Thos S Helfrom, Gen Hugh L Scott, and Manuel Zamacona amid Mexican armistice efforts.
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el Paso
Texas
Lieut. F. Acosta
Meheon
Acosta
Gee
Jonah
Hugh L. Scott
United States
Port Bliss
Smuggling Ring Tied to Chinese Book Found in Murder Probe
Police across a dozen cities investigate residents listed in a Chinese black book found during the search for the murderer of a Chinese merchant in Chicago. Interpreters say the book lists opium sales agencies and smuggling records, hinting at a tunnel network for Chinese in transit and possible white slave ring letters found.
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Chicago
Charles Sing
Sing
United States
Thaw Deportation Sought by Canadian Agencies
Ottawa reports both justice and immigration departments want Thaw sent abroad at the earliest date. They fear a habeas corpus challenge could test the immigration law, potentially delaying final disposition for a year or two on whether he is to be deported or allowed to continue to a foreign destination.
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Ottawa
Justice and Immigration Departments
Canada
Ice famine worsens heat struck Kansas City area
Kansas City reports threatened ice famine as stored stocks run dry and ice plant outputs fall short amid a prolonged heat wave in Kansas and Western Missouri. Tucson snow falls near Holt marking Arizona’s earliest snowfall since recordkeeping began.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Tucson
Ariz
Holt
Bowie
Arizona
Ghoul Robberies Reported After New Haven Wreck
Coroner Mix disclosed witnesses described post wreck thefts from victims in the debris. Investigators cited accounts of body mutilation like finger removal and locket theft. Engineer Miller testified about a man taking a ringed finger from a woman. Web testified seeing a man strip a dead woman’s hand.
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New Haven
Conn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ths
Mix
Miller
White Mountain Express
Web
Overdue German Steamer Reaches Norfolk Port
The German steamer Hohenfelde captained by Stulst, after more than 60 hours overdue from Savannah, arrived at Norfolk, Virginia. The vessel was driven 155 miles north of Cape Henry following a severe storm last Tuesday near Frying Pun Shoal.
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Norfolk
Savannah
Hohenfelde
Stulst
Frying Pun Shoal
Cape Henry
Train Collision Kills Twenty-Two in New Haven Fog
Twenty-two people die and about fifty are injured when the White Mountain Express rear-ends the Bar Harbor Express six miles north of New Haven. The first train, moving fast in thick fog, reportedly passed a danger signal.
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New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven
Diaz Plans Return to Mexico Ahead of October 26 Election
London report says Gen. Felix Diaz intends to reach Mexico before October 26, the date fixed for the presidential election. He will depart England for the continent where his party will disperse until instructions from Mexico to reconvene.
Shriners Sail for Home from Colon
The visiting American Shriners sailed for home on the steamers Carthage and Turrialba bound for New Orleans.
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Shriners
Colon
Carthage
Turrialba
New Orleans
Morgan firm ends fiscal agent ties with New Haven Railroad
J. P. Morgan & Co. served notice to the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company announcing the termination of their role as fiscal agents for the road.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Yuan to resign after peace is won
Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai announces in a telegram his intention to resign the Chinese republic presidency as soon as peace is restored. The message notes the move follows efforts toward stability and order amid ongoing turmoil.
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Yuan
St. Petersburg
Yuan Shi Kai
New Haven Wreck Prompts Major ICC Inquiry
The New Haven Railroad faces a public inquiry by the Interstate Commerce Commission after 21 dead and five dying in the Car Harbor Express wreck near New Haven. The commission vows a thorough probe into operation and management factors, with Commissioner McChord to preside, while coroner Mix withholds testimony from Engineer Miller and Flagman Murray.
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New Haven
Comn
Car Harbor
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mix
Miller
White Mountain
Colonel Orozco slain with peace commissioners in Mexico
Colonel Orozco, a Buerta peace commissioner, was killed at Huatla alongside other mediators during negotiations with rebels led by Emiliano Zapata. The incident marks a fatal blow to the peace mission in the region.
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Orozco
Buerta
Mexico
Huatla
Emiliano Zapata
Senate rejects free aluminum list by 55 to 12 vote
The Senate defeated Senator Kenyon's amendment to place aluminum on the free list by a 55 to 12 vote. Proponents argued U S alum manufacturing is controlled by a monopoly the Aluminum Company of America. Chairman Simmons said the current majority will not pursue trust legislation now despite platform opposition to trust made products.
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Washington
Senate
Kenyon
United States
Aluminum Company of America
Simmons
Finance Committee
Huerta Envoy Delays Mexican Situation Update
Developments in the Mexican situation await the arrival in Washington of Manuel de Zamarena y Indian, personal envoy of the Huerta government.
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Washington
Manuel de Zamarena Y Indian
Huerta
Rumored Huerta Resigns for Trevino to Seek October Elect
A well known Mexican source says General Huerta plans to quit the presidency in favor of General Geronimo Trevino and run in the October elections. Trevino is reported en route to the capital and officially summoned, though the exact plan remains undisclosed.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Geronimo Trevino
Gen. Trevino
Dublin Employers Sign Union Lockout Pact
At a Dublin meeting 400 key employers signed an agreement not to hire Transport Workers' Union members, effectively a broad lockout. The move targets unionized workers and signals a major disruption in employment practice across the city.
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Dublin
Transport Workers’ Union
Sea Born am Amercian
Mr and Mrs Herman Harris hurried from Paris to New York so their son born here might be an American citizen. They arrived with only six hours to spare.
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New York
Herman Harris
Paris
Pullman Company to join ICC inquiry on Wallingford wreck
Washington. The Interstate Commerce Commission will include the Pullman Company in its investigation of the Wallingford wreck. Officials will examine why the company continued operating wooden sleeping cars on through fast passenger trains.
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Washington
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wallingford
Nobleman joins music ball stage in London
London notes the earl of Carrick entering the music ball scene as a new recruit from noble ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Earl of Carrick
Acquittal for Jerome in Gambling Case Court Apologizes
The court acquitted Jerome in a gambling case and apologized for humiliating an American lawyer during proceedings, as reported in the local court notes.
Jerome Cleared of Gambling Charge in Canada Hearing
William Travere Jerome was acquitted of gambling on the Grand Trunk railway property while awaiting immigration clearance for Harry K. Thaw. The brief Sherbrooke hearing ended with the judge’s "honorably discharged" ruling amid protests by lawyer Joseph Reaume. Thaw's attorney contends the detention was irregular and may go to the Privy Council. Thaw could stay in Canada for up to two years.
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Canada
Privy Council
Coaticook
Quebec
William Travere Jerome
Grand Trunk Railway
Harry K. Thaw
Henry Mulvena
Sherbrooke
James McKee
Jerome
Dominion
Montreal
H. K. Thaw
Privy Council of England
Thaw
Friends of Gov Sulzer Win Writ of Prohibition on Impeachment Trial
Fowler of Renssalaer files petition with Supreme Court Justice Ruddim Awer before Justice Chester in Albany on September 13 claiming he pays taxes and the impeachment vote at a special legislature session was illegal. argues the trial would waste public funds. If lower court denies, they will appeal.
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Trey
Arting
Samuel A. Fowler
Renssalaer
James Farrell
Frederick A. Draper, Jr
Supreme Uert
Ruddim Awer i
Chester
Albany
Fowler
Atter News
Republican wins Maine seat in tight three way race
In Maine Third District. John A. Peters, Republican from Ellsworth, elected to Congress by a narrow plurality of 553 over Democrat William A. Pattangall of Waterville. Progressive Lawrence of Lewiston finished a distant third. Mayor William Pattangall conceded after a close contest.
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Portland
John A. Peters
Ellsworth
Maine
William A. Pattangall
Waterville
Fadewan VM. Lawrence
Lalee
Zapata Leads Revolutionary Faction After Orozco's Death
General Zapata heads the Mexican revolutionary faction following the killing of Colonel Orozco, a peace commissioner of President Huerta, signaling a pivotal shift in the conflict.
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Zapata
Mexican Revolutionary Faction
Colonel Orozco
Huerta
Lincoln youths found dead amid bullet wounds
Discovery of bullet wounds in the bodies of John Rys aged 16 and George Dimer aged 9, found Saturday night near Have Jock, leads to the theory that the boys were murdered.
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Lincoln Neb
John Rys
George Dimer
Have Jock
Minister Urges Abstinence From Tobacco At Missouri Conference
Bishop KE FE Hoss of the Methodist Episcopal Church South urges ministers at the Missouri conference in St. Charles to refrain from tobacco and uphold total abstinence as a mark of a gentleman.
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St. Charles
KE. FE. Hoss
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Jefferson Caffery Named Washington Envoy to Sweden
President Wilson nominates Jefferson Caffery of Louisiana to be secretary of the legation at Stockholm Sweden affirming continued U S diplomatic expansion amid European affairs Caffery holds prior experience in international service and southern roots shape his credentials for the post
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Jefferson Caffery
Washington
Wilson
Louisiana
Stockholm
Sweden
Railroads seek 8 percent freight rate hike
Eighteen railroads in the East plan to file an 8 percent freight rate advance with the Interstate Commerce Commission around mid next month, excluding grain and coal shipments.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Duchess of Roxburghs Birth Announces Heir in Chester
The duchess of Roxburgh formerly Miss May Goelet of Newport Rhode Island gave birth to a son at Chester Old Howes. The news records a royal birth with the duchess under a title she recently assumed.
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Lendon
Duchess of
Delicate San Are Sandwiches and Fancy Kitchen Tips
A vintage guide lists many sandwich ideas including Oldtime Favorites with butter and mayonnaise, Spanish and Country Club styles, Cottage Cheese Olive with horseradish, and Ham varieties. It also describes Cheese Sandwiches and a craft tip to fashion an ornate towel with crochet insertion.
Cold Boiled Rice Luncheon Dish
Recipe fragment describes a luncheon dish using cold boiled rice. It instructs baking with butter, layering rice with salt, adding another rice layer, and pouring cream over before baking until nicely browned.
Olives From Cherries Pickling Method
Instructions describe preparing Royal Anne cherries as olives by washing removing stems placing in a glass quart jar with salt vinegar and cold water. Seal and store six weeks until ready. The text notes some steps but contains unclear phrasing and errors.
Restoration Promise for Chest of Drawers in Nevada
A reader suggests restoring a chest of drawers in NV with a coat or two of paint. The note mentions old paint and worn handles and hints at possible minor work to revive the piece.
One C’ of Tr Cup Raisin the Al
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a cup raisin event and a location in Alabama. The readable bits show sporadic mentions of participants and possible sponsors but no clear outcomes or dates.
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